Longwood High School - Lions Den Yearbook (Middle Island, NY)

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Yorker Club The newest addition to the activities of the Social Studies Department is a club sponsored by the Junior Division of the New York State Historical Society. The Yorkers, under the supervision of Mr. Stoker, are currently engaged in a geological study explaining the formation of Long Island from its origin. Six students will take the project to Syracuse, New York, where they will compete against other entries at the Annual Yorker Meeting. President Sylvia Rischowsky, Secretary Margaret Hunt, Treasurer Rosemary Falletta, and approximately twenty members participate in the club's activities. Political Science Club The Political Science Club is one of Longwood's active organizations. Their goal is to seek answers to complicated questions of government. Their quests have taken them from the Suffolk Supreme Court to the State Capitol at Albany where they viewed the legislature in action They have held open forums with organizations like the John Birch Society and the Socialist Labor Party to help the community understand the problems we are now facing. Representatives of Ghana and Japan were guest speakers of the ninth grade. Human Relations Club The Human Relations Club is a member of the National Council of Christians and Jews. This civic organization of religiously-motivated people is. seeking to promote civic cooperation and mutual understanding among men of all religions and ethnic groups through education and discussion. During its first year at Longwood, the Human Relations Club has been very successful. The club hopes to be an information service to make the students aware of the problems of racial prejudices in the community as well as on a national basis. Miss Novinski, Chairman Carlton Mitchell, Assistant Chairman Juanita Simpson, Recorder Anita Lombardo, Counselor Brenda Fountaine and the members have contributed greatly.

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Math Teams Junior High Science The Junior High Science Club, under the supervision of Mr. Farrell, has been engaged in several projects this year. Several students are working on a space project which involves assimilating missiles into space. Some have grown crystals, and others are studying different species and the culturing of protozoa. Members are Debbie Morson, Nancy Engelhardt, Andy Carrabus, Victor Nannini, Jim Minardi, and Richard Ray. Mr. Raycroft's Math-a-Magicians meet four times a year from November to March to promote an interest in Mathematics and interscholastic competition of an academic nature. They compete with teams from Stonybrook.Boys School, Setauket, Sagamore, and John F. Kennedy. Members are Betty Allen, Andy Carrabus, Josephine Demonaco, Rosemary Falletta, Florence Hunt, Margaret Hunt, Victram Jayante, Arthur Minardi, Debbie Mason, Pat Noonan, Brian Reinhold, Gwen Ruffin, George lit ting. Mrs. Margaret Dankevitch, the advisor of the Senior High Math Team, directs the meetings which fall on the first Tuesday of each month. The purpose is to have fun using math learned up to this point and to compete with others of similar backgrounds. The team competes with Port Jefferson, Setauket, Smith-town, and Newfield. Members are Carol Barsi, Jonathan Hughes, Dennis Noud, Roxanna Schlegel, Charles Melkunas, Alan Sajnacki, Tina Donath. 00OOOOC I Senior Science Mr. Oosting has taken members of Senior High Science Club to Brookhaven National Laboratory where they toured the Biology and Computer section on Visitors’ Day. They visited the Museum of Natural History in New York City and viewed the displays covering several aspects of natural history. A field trip is planned to the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens. Discussions range from the places they have visited to UFO's and comets. Members are President and Secretary Alean Korte, Vice-President and Treasurer Laura Eisenhardt, Alfred Korte, Sandra King, Karl Schock, Jeannette Eggart, John LaFlair, Billie Prince, Alan Sajnacki, Lorraine Wilson, Vesper Belton, Leslie Freeborn, Carol Marcinowski, and Debbie Verdon.

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Future Nurses of America Each year the FNA, under the direction of Mrs. Miller, sponsors a clothing and food drive for needy families. On occasion, some of the girls will spend a weekend at Pilgrim State or Central Islip State Hospital to view nursing in practice. Two student nurses from Kings Park State Hospital lectured at Longwood with their supervisor. On May 17, the Future Nurses Club sponsored a mother-daughter pinning dinner. Awards were made by Dr. Adler. 92